Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 2298 Hesitation
"Really? Are you going back now?"

Li Ji noticed that Lady Yao's breath was a little confused, and thought she was afraid of the former queen of Qin.

"The empress is about to wake up." Officer Yao lowered her head to hide the panic in her eyes, "If she doesn't see me after waking up, she will definitely be furious."

"Then go back quickly," Li Ji said hastily.

Ms. Yao got up and saluted, then turned and walked towards the door.

Li Ji watched her back, and found that her footsteps were a little fluffy, and her right hand was placed on her waist unnaturally, as if she was holding something tightly.

"and many more."

Ms. Yao shuddered all over and turned her head stiffly, "Mr. Zhaohua, what's wrong?"

Under the moonlight, her face was as pale as death.

Li Ji was a little surprised, "Why do you look so bad? Is there something wrong with your body?"

"No," Officer Yao swallowed nervously, "I'm just afraid that I will be punished by my mother if I go back late."

"Oh, then you should hurry back." Li Ji couldn't ask any more questions, so he quickly asked, "Are you still serving Yelujing personally?"

He stopped her because he wanted to ask about this matter, and from the tone of Ms. Yao, Yelujing seemed to want to see her all the time.

With Yelujing's current state of mind, the closer you get to her, the more dangerous it is.

"That's right," Lady Yao forced a smile, "I don't know what the empress has taken a fancy to me, she appointed me to serve her personally every day."

Recently, Yelujing has become more moody, and many palace people dare not approach her.But the more fearful the ladies were, the more Yelujing would be angry. Even two of Yelujing's dowry brought from her natal family were beaten to death.

I don't know if it's because she didn't show any fear, but recently Yelujing always called her to serve her, which really made her a little scared, but she didn't dare to show it.

Li Ji frowned, feeling very uneasy, "Then can you handle it?"

Is it really okay to go on like this?

"You don't have to worry too much about me," Lady Yao comforted him. "The Queen doesn't want anyone to be around when she's asleep. She only calls me when she wakes up. She sleeps several times a day. I have to sleep for several hours, and I am very free most of the time."

Sleep for several hours and keep other people away from you.

Li Ji was silent for a moment, is Yelujing really sleeping?

Sure enough, it was still very wrong.

With such an abnormal queen, the safety of Lady Yao is really hard to be reassured.

But at this time, she definitely couldn't leave Yelujing's side. As long as Ms. Yao showed the intention of leaving, Yelujing would probably eat her alive.

Li Ji lowered his head to think for a moment, then tore off a strip of cloth from his sleeve with a chirp, and then drew his sword out of its sheath with his backhand.

"Mr. Zhaohua?"

The bright sword light flashed in front of her eyes, and Ms. Yao was startled.

However, the next moment Li Ji's sword edge cut on his wrist.

"What are you doing?"

Ms. Yao turned pale with shock.

Li Ji lowered his head and did not speak. The dark red blood oozed from his wrist and dripped on the cloth. The blood flowed on the cloth for a moment, flickered like a spell, and quickly penetrated and disappeared.

Li Ji drew back his sword, held the knife edge on his wrist with one hand, and handed the cloth strip soaked in his blood to Officer Yao.

"You are..."

Officer Yao's hand holding the cloth strip trembled uncontrollably.

"This piece of cloth contains my spirit fragments and true essence, which should not expire within ten days." Li Ji stared at the woman opposite him calmly, "If any accident happens to you within these ten days, destroy it." This strip of cloth can be cut off or burned. I will receive the news quickly and rush to your side."

In other words, this is his means to save her life.

He will come to protect her.

Officer Yao held the strip of cloth and stared blankly at the young man in front of her.

After being stunned for a moment, she suddenly came back to her senses, shook her head again and again, and desperately stuffed the cloth back into Li Ji's hand.

"No, no, how can someone like me deserve it?"

Ms. Yao blushed with shame, "How can a lowly person like me deserve to waste your soul, take it back!"

Even if she is not a practitioner, she also knows how important the fragments of the soul are to a practitioner, even if it is only a drop of blood containing the soul, she is not worthy!

She never dreamed that Li Ji would do such a thing for someone like her.

"Such things, at least... At least give it to Her Royal Highness..."

Officer Yao stammered, "My humble life is not worthy..."

"wrong."

Li Ji interrupted her with clear eyes.

He didn't correct Miss Yao's statement, but looked at her eyebrows and asked seriously, "Miss Yao, your highness the princess, would you say such a thing?"

Ms. Yao was taken aback for a moment, and was stunned.

This was the first time Li Ji mentioned Ying Baoyue in front of her in these days, and he still used such an extremely serious tone.

Li Ji closed his eyes and said softly, "You don't have to think so noble of me, I'm just learning from one person."

"If Her Royal Highness were here, she would certainly do the same."

In Ying Baoyue's eyes, everyone in this world is the same.

The life of princes and nobles is not more precious than that of traffickers and pawns, and children of unknown origin and disciples of Buddhist monasteries are also entitled to live a good life.

"There is nothing worthy or not, and there is nothing worthy or not," Li Ji said calmly, "If you talk about yourself like that, Baoyue will be sad."

Officer Yao looked at the young man in front of her, and suddenly tears welled up in her eyelashes.

She suddenly remembered that half a year ago when she was beaten up by other palace servants for protecting the purse at her waist, the girl who passed by and rescued her without hesitation.

For Ying Hanri and Yelujing, the lives of the palace people are just props for fun, but for Ying Baoyue and Li Ji, they are objects that would rather hurt themselves than protect them.

"do you understand?"

Li Ji stared at the woman in front of him, and said gently, "Until she comes back, we all have to live well."

"Yes," Ms. Yao nodded heavily, holding the cloth strip in her hand.

She understood what Li Ji meant.

Ying Baoyue will come back here one day, whether it is her or Lou Xiaolou, she must be fully prepared to welcome her, and there will be no accidents.

"Just understand," Li Ji said, "Go back quickly."

Lady Yao quickly stepped across the threshold and walked towards the moonlight. Just as she was about to disappear from Li Ji's sight, she suddenly stopped and turned her head, "Mr. Zhaohua!"

"What's wrong?" Li Ji was about to return to the Leng Palace when he heard this and turned around.

Ms. Yao clutched the clothes around her waist tightly, as if she had made up her mind.

"Next time, when I come next time, I have something to ask you."

The matter she said was too big for her, she had to do it carefully, and it was best to discuss it with Lou Xiaolou before she could decide whether to break the oath she had made.

She needs some time to think about it, and she hopes that fate will give her this time.

(End of this chapter)